After Jordan and Saudi Arabia shut down the Qatari network’s offices in their countries, Israel is examining a similar move; Al Jazeera is expected to petition the Supreme Court against such a move.

The prime minister held an initial discussion on the topic on Monday, and the Government Press Office (GPO), the Foreign Ministry, the Shin Bet and the rest of the security establishment have all begun studying the issue.

“We convey the news. It’s not our fault if the news is ugly,” al-Omari added. “We convey everything that happens to our viewers and to our target audience. In Israel, we put on air people from the government and the opposition, the right and the left, and even settlers… Even the prime minister himself was on our channel when he was the head of the opposition in 2009.”

Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief Walid al-Omari

He said the fact Israel is considering closing down the network’s offices in the country is a form of incitement. “I don’t know why Israel needs to be dragged after everything that happens in the Arab world… Al Jazeera is a media body that operates lawfully and legally in Israel and in other country in the world,” al-Omari claimed.

Al Jazeera is expected to petition the Supreme Court against such a move. “We’ve been in this type of situation many times, be it in Israel, in Arab countries, or in other places,” he said.

“The Israeli government can’t force itself on the world… and behave like a dark dictatorship. This is unacceptable,” al-Omari added.